| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 318 pages) |
| Series |
Complete works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca |
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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Works. English. 2010.
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| Contents |
Seneca and his world -- Consolation to Marcia -- Consolation to Helvia -- Consolation to Polybius -- On the shortness of life -- On the constancy of the wise person -- On tranquility of mind -- On leisure -- On the happy life -- On providence |
| Summary |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection helps restore Seneca-whose works have been highly praised by modern authors from Desiderius Erasmus to Ralph Waldo Emerson-to his rightful place among the cl |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
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Happiness -- Early works to 1800
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HISTORY -- Canada -- General.
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Conduct of life
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Happiness
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fantham, Elaine, editor.
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Hine, Harry M., editor.
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Ker, James, editor.
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Williams, Gareth D., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780226108353 |
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022610835X |
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